Tuesday, February 09, 2021
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School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Dean Thomas LaVeist authored a New York Times op/ed, signed by 59 other Black health experts from the American Public Health Association, urging Black Americans to get vaccinated.
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Tulane will not require students who are applying this fall for a spot in the 2022 entering class to submit test scores for the SAT or ACT as part of the admissions process. The university first enacted the policy change in April 2020 due to multiple test cancelations around the country as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
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Following the murder of George Floyd by White police officers and the nation's social unrest, the Green Wave Justice for All: Action and Accountability Plan was born. Monica Lebrón, deputy athletics director and chief operating officer, took the reins as the Athletics Department’s first chief diversity officer to help deliver on a promise to foster a more diverse, equitable, inclusive and just environment at Tulane. Read More
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The parades may be canceled, but Tulane is helping Carnival roar on. “Mardi Gras for All Y’all” is a virtual celebration with music, parades, entertainment, cuisine and more, which will be livestreamed Feb. 12, 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. CT on Nola.com. Tulanians, such as the Tulane University Marching Band, Walter Isaacson and several alumni will take part in the celebration. For more information, including a sneak preview, click here.
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The Office of New Student and Leadership Programs will host the annual Rising Tide Leadership Summit on Feb. 23-25. The summit, which will be held virtually, is designed for emerging and current student leaders and will feature sessions on a wide variety of topics related to Tulane’s Leadership Framework. On Feb. 25 at 7 p.m., the keynote speaker will be Ibtihaj Muhammad, entrepreneur, activist, speaker and Olympic medalist in fencing. The first 150 students who register will receive an RTLS Swag Box. The event is free; however, registration is required. For more information and to register, click here.
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Univision The high school completion rate in Latin America could decrease due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study by Nora Lustig, Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics and the founding director of the Commitment to Equity Institute at Tulane.
Washington Examiner Susan Hassig, epidemiology professor at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, says the risk for teachers getting COVID-19 is low in classroom settings but schools need to pay close attention to mitigation measures.
Livestrong Dr. Keith Ferdinand, the Gerald S. Berenson Chair in Preventative Cardiology at the School of Medicine, says a diet high in salt, fried food, fat, bread and sweetened beverages is an important risk factor for hypertension in some Black people.
Undark Dr. John Carlson, associate professor of pediatrics and clinical medicine at the School of Medicine, discusses how researchers, including himself, can develop an allergy to their research subjects or organisms.
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